EmpireFlow

🏢 EmpireFlow

💡 Overview

EmpireFlow is a modern Minecraft tycoon plugin where players build their own economic empire by investing in businesses that generate passive income over time — even while offline.

Designed for long-term engagement, EmpireFlow combines idle mechanics with active decision-making, creating a deep and rewarding progression system.

The plugin focuses on:

• long-term progression
• idle + active gameplay balance
• strategic economy management
• GUI-driven experience
• competitive leaderboards

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⚙️ Main Command

/empire

Aliases:

/emp /ef /flow

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📌 Subcommands

• ``/empire open`` → Opens the main business GUI
• ``/empire collect`` → Collect accumulated income
• ``/empire stats`` → View personal statistics
• ``/empire top`` → View economy leaderboards
• ``/empire settings`` → Toggle sounds, notifications, UI options
• ``/empire level`` → Manage player progression level
• ``/empire reload`` → Reload configuration (admin)

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🖥️ GUI SYSTEM (CORE FEATURE)

🎨 Modern Interface Design

EmpireFlow features a fully interactive, polished inventory GUI:

• 54-slot inventory layout
• paginated business system
• smooth navigation
• real-time updates
• sound + visual feedback
• fully customizable items, colors, and lore

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🧭 Main Business GUI

When a player runs /empire, they open the main empire interface.

🏢 Business Display System

• 🟢 Unlocked Businesses:

• custom item icon
• income/hour display (auto-updating)
• level and upgrade information
• full stats in lore

• 🔒 Locked Businesses:

• barrier item display
• required level
• unlock cost
• message: "You have not unlocked this business yet"

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🛒 First Business UX Improvement

• the first business is NOT locked behind a barrier
• it appears as available for purchase immediately
• improves early-game experience

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🏢 Business System

EmpireFlow includes 10+ fully configurable businesses:

• Farm
• Mine
• Fishery
• Lumber Mill
• Quarry
• Bank
• Casino
• Laboratory
• Trading Port
• Dragon Farm

Each business is stored in its own YAML file.

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📈 Income System

• generates passive income at configurable intervals
• works both online and offline
• income is stored until manually collected
• real-time notifications when income is ready
• income display updates based on config (no hardcoded values)

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💸 Upkeep System

• hourly maintenance cost per business
• if unpaid:

• business stops generating income

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🔼 Upgrade System (3 Separate Paths)

• 💰 Increase Income:

• boosts payout per cycle

• ⏱️ Reduce Interval:

• decreases time between income cycles

• ⚙️ Efficiency Upgrade:

• reduces upkeep or adds bonus effects

Each upgrade has a max level of 10.

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📊 Empire Info System

• live GUI stats panel
• player level progression
• total businesses owned
• total income
• progress bar (XX/XXX format)

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🏆 Leaderboard System

• highest income per hour
• most valuable empire
• total money earned across all businesses

Rewards:

• top players receive global income boosts

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🎁 Events System

• ⚡ Golden Hour:

• x2 global income

• 📅 Daily Bonus:

• x2 income for 1 hour

• 🎲 Random Events:

• business-specific boosts
• global modifiers

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📢 Notifications System

• income cycles completed
• taxes paid
• boost events activated
• offline earnings summary on login
• income ready alerts

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🧠 Progression System

📊 Player Level

• increases through economic activity
• unlocks new businesses
• configurable money goals per level

🌐 Global Tech Tree

• +% global income
• -% upkeep costs
• +% offline earnings

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⚙️ Admin Commands

/empire level add <player> <level>
/empire level set <player> <level>
/empire reload

Permission:

empire.admin

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🧾 Smart Help System

/empire help

• shows only commands available to the player
• admins see additional commands

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⚙️ Settings Menu

/empire settings

• toggle sounds
• toggle notifications

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💰 Economy Integration

• fully integrated with Vault
• supports:

• EssentialsX
• any Vault-compatible plugin

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🔐 Permissions

• empireflow.use → basic access
• empireflow.admin → admin features
• empire.admin → level management
• empireflow.reload → reload config

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🚀 Performance

• async task handling
• optimized scheduling system
• no lag spikes
• modular architecture
• fully configurable systems

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🎯 Final Goal

EmpireFlow delivers a modern Minecraft tycoon experience that combines:

• idle income generation
• strategic upgrades
• deep progression systems
• competitive economy gameplay
• highly customizable GUI-based management

Perfect for: